Next to him lay his violin, trampled, an eerily poignant little corpse.
Every moment is a new beginning.
In the beginning there was faith - which is childish; trust - which is vain; and illusion - which is dangerous.
Questions outlive the answers.
The story [of the Sacrifice of Isaac ] is much more a part of theology than of history.
I try to see their moral relevance [in the Bible] and, of course, to admire the literary beauty of the text. Prophetic poetry: No one has written the way Isaiah does.